

Ali Al Suwaidi, MD
Congress Chairman
Dear Colleagues,
On behalf of the Emirates Orthopaedic Society, it is an honor and privilege to welcome you to the 9th Emirates International Orthopaedic Hybrid Congress to be held from 4 to 6 of November 2021 in Dubai – United Arab Emirates.
The congress includes different methods such as comprehensive informative learning, panel discussions, refresher courses, and workshops in addition to industry symposia to provide an educational program that allows professionals from academe and industry to be updated with the latest researches and rapid developments occurring in the field.
The conference will showcase high-profile international and regional experts who will cover a range of exciting topics within Orthopaedic and all related fields that will attract a high number of delegates who will benefit from the latest research and up-to-date information to offer.
We look forward to welcoming you to the 9th Emirates International Orthopaedic Hybrid Congress.





Sameh Abolfotouh
MD, ABMS
Orthopedics and Spine surgeon
American Fellowship of Spine Surgery
University of Missour, USA
Chairman of AO Spine GCC
Medcare Orthopedics amd Spine Hospital
Dubai, UAE

Ali Al Suwaidi
President Of Emirates Orthopedic Society
Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon
Director, Shoulder& Upper Limb Unit
Burjeel Hospital
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Saeed Al Thani
Past-President Emirates Orthopaedic Society
Consultant in Orthopedic, Arthroscopy &
Sport Medicine & Joint, Reconstruction
Chairperson Education Commission
AOTrauma Education Commission
Mediclinic City Hospital &
Orthocure Sportsmed Clinic
Dubai, UAE

Ali Al Belooshi
Vice president Emirates Orthopaedic Society
MB Bch LRCPSI, FRCSC, MBA
Asst. Prof. at MBRU
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Mediclinic City Hospital &
Orthocure Sportsmed Clinic
Dubai, UAE

Dr. Philippe Landreau
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Shoulder, Knee & Sports Surgery
ISAKOS Board Director Member
Orthocure Sportsmed Clinic
Dubai, UAE

Hayder Al-Saadi
MD, M.B.Ch.B, M.R.C.S , FRCS,
High Specialization, ARABIC BOARD,
JORDANIAN BOARD (Ortho& Trauma),
AO Fellow (UK), ARI Fellow (Switzerlanad),OTC Fellow (Spain)
Consultant Orthopedics & Trauma Surgeon
Rashid Hospital & Trauma Centre
Dubai, UAE

Khaleil Almatrooshi
Orthopedic Consultant
Head Of Dept.
Fujairah Hospital
Fujairah, UAE

Habib Al Ismaily
MD, Facharzt In Orthopedic & Trauma,
Munich, Germany.
Master Of Public Policy In Health,
MBRSG. Dubai, UAE
Consultant Orthopedic & Trauma Surgeon
Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Hospital Dubai &
Rashid Hospital
Dubai, UAE

Yousef Dhuhair
MD, Facharzt,
Specialist Orthopedic Trauma
EMA Board Member Orthopedic Division
Rashid Hospital Trauma Center
Dubai, UAE

Mohamed Mashhour
MB BCh, MS, MD(Ortho)
Assot. Professor Orthopaedic Surgery
Consultant Orthopedic Oncology
Dubai, UAE

Usama Saleh
Orthopedic and Trauma surgeon.
Medcare Orthopaedics and Spine Hospital
Shoulder, Elbow & Knee Surgeon
Dubai, UAE

Mohamed Abdel Rahman Elniny
Prof. of Orthopedic & Musculoskeletal Oncology Surgery
Orthopedic Surgery
Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University
Cairo, Egypt

Tamer Abdelgawad
Head of Diagnostic Radiology
Specialist Diagnostic Radiology
BurjeelMedical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Sameh Abolfotouh
MD, ABMS
Orthopedics and Spine surgeon
American Fellowship of Spine Surgery
University of Missour, USA
Chairman of AO Spine GCC
Medcare Orthopedics amd Spine Hospital
Dubai, UAE

Raid Abutalib
MD, MHCA
Head of Orthopedic Surgery Dept.
Consultant Orthopedic Surgery Upper Limb,
Sport Medicine and Arthroplasty KFH
Madinah, KSA

Tarek Abuzakuk
MD, FRCS, FRCS (Tr&Orth),
Diploma Sports Medicine
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Orthopaedic & Joint Replacement Dept.
American Hospital Dubai
Dubai, UAE

Ali Al Belooshi
Vice president Emirates Orthopaedic Society
MB Bch LRCPSI, FRCSC, MBA
Asst. Prof. at MBRU
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Mediclinic City Hospital &
Orthocure Sportsmed Clinic
Dubai, UAE

Habib Al Ismaily
MD, Facharzt in Orthopedic & Trauma,
Munich, Germany.
Master of Public Policy in Health,
MBRSG. Dubai, UAE
Consultant Orthopedic & Trauma Surgeon at
Shabab Al Ahli sports club &
Rashid Hospital, Dubai, UAE

Ahmed S. Jahwari
MD, MBA, FRCSC
Senior Consultant & Head of Dept.
of Orthopaedics & Spine Surgery
Armed Forces Hospital
Program Director, Orthopedic Residency Program
Oman Medical Specialty Board (OMSB)
Muscat, Sultanate of Oman

Hesham Al Khateeb
AFRCS MRCS MFSTEd MFSEM(UK) MScHCM
MAcadMEd FRSA FRCS(Orth) FACS CCT(Orth)
Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon
MEDICLINIC CITY HOSPITAL
Adjunct Faculty Clinical Associate Professor
Mohammed Bin Rashid University of
Medicine and Health Sciences
Dubai, UAE

Husam Al Rumaih
MD, MPH(c)
Hip and Knee Arthroplasty & Foot & Ankle Reconstruction
/ King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center
Riyadh, KSA

Hayder Al-Saadi
MD, M.B.Ch.B, M.R.C.S , FRCS,
High Specialization, ARABIC BOARD,
JORDANIAN BOARD (Ortho& Trauma),
AO Fellow (UK), ARI Fellow (Switzerlanad),OTC Fellow (Spain)
Consultant Orthopedics & Trauma Surgeon
Rashid Hospital & Trauma Centre
Dubai, UAE

Ali Al Suwaidi
President Of Emirates Orthopedic Society
Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon
Director, Shoulder& Upper Limb Unit
Burjeel Hospital
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Saeed Al Thani
Past-President Emirates Orthopaedic Society
Consultant in Orthopedic, Arthroscopy &
Sport Medicine & Joint, Reconstruction
Chairperson Education Commission
AOTrauma Education Commission
Mediclinic City Hospital &
Orthocure Sportsmed Clinic
Dubai, UAE

Khalid Alawadi
MD, Consultant Plastic & Hand surgeon
Head of Hand & Microsurgery unit
President of Emirates Hand Surgery Chapter
Trauma dept. Rashid hospital
Dubai, UAE

Ehab Aldlyami
MD FRCS (T&O) EurDip Hand Surg
Hand & Wrist Orthopaedic Surgeon
Medicare Orthopaedics & Spine Hospital
Dubai, UAE

Khalid Alkhelaifi
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine
Aspetar Hospital
Doha, Qatar

Karl Fredrik Almqvist
MD, PhD
Consultant Orthopaedics, Knee Surgery
& Sports Traumatology
Prof. Physiotherapy & Orthopaedic Surgery,
Ghent University, Belgium
Mediclinic City Hospital &
Orthocure Sportsmed Clinic
Dubai, UAE

Khaleil Almatrooshi
Orthopedic Consultant
Head of dept.
Fujairah Hospital
Fujairah, UAE

Omar Alnori
MD, CABMS,
AO spine orthopedic educational advisor
Consultant orthopedic and spine surgeon
Orthopedic Department
At HMC at Hamad Medical Corporation
Doha, Qatar

Amar Al-Omar
FRCS (Tr&orth.), Royal College of Surgeons, UK
MSc (Orth.Engg), Cardiff University, UK
MRCS, Royal College of Surgeons, UK
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgery
Department Sports Medicine
Medcare Orthopaedics & Spine Hospital
Dubai, UAE

Salem Alshehri
MD, Orthopaedic trauma surgery.
Sheikh Khalifa General Hospital
Umm Al Quwain, UAE

Shine Ashokan
FRCSI, FRCS Trauma & Orthopaedics UK
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon & Sports Medicine Specialist
MEDICLINIC CITY HOSPITAL,
Dubai, UAE

Mostafa Azab
MD., PhD, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology
Consultant Shoulder & Upper Limb Surgery
Burjeel orthopedics & Sports Medicine Center
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Moez Ballal
MBBS, MRCSEd, FRCSEd (Tr&Orth)
Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Surgeon
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Sherif Ban
MD, Specialist Orthopedic surgeon
Healthpoint Hospital
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Thomas Bauer
Department of Orthopedic Surgery,
Area of Expertise, Ankle & Foot
Ambroise Paré University Hospital,
Boulogne, France

Hasan Baydoun
MD FAAOS
Chief, Orthopedic Surgery
Mubadala Healthpoint
Sheikh Zayed Sports City,
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Peter Bollars
Consultant Orthopedic in Knee, Shoulder,
Sports Injuries and Traumatology
Sint-Trudo Hospital,
Diestersteenweg, Belgium

Zbiggy Brodzinsky
MD, PhD.
Consultant Orthopedic Spine Surgeon, Head of Valiant Spine, Valiant Clinic & Hospital
Dubai, UAE

Leslie Cannon
Consultant Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Surgeon
Adjunct Professor of Surgery, Khalifa University
Healthpoint Hospital, Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Oussama Chaar
DCO in Orthopaedic Liège University Belgium
DIU in biomechanics ULB University
Consultant Orthopaedic and Arthroplasty
Head of Department
Burjeel Abu Dhabi Hospital
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Husam Darwish
MD, FRCSC, MBA
American Fellowship: Foot and Ankle Surgery
American Fellowship: Sports Medicine
American Fellowship in Knee Reconstructive Surgery
General Manager of Mafasel Clinic
Assistant professor and Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon
Department of orthopedic surgery
King Abdulaziz University
Saudi Arabia

Yousef Dhuhair
MD, Facharzt,
Specialist Orthopedic Trauma
EMA board member Orthopaedic division
Rashid Hospital Trauma Center
Dubai, UAE

Amin El Helw
MD, PhD, Orthopedic Surgeon,
Subspecialty Shoulder & Elbow, Pelvis
Chief of Orthopedic dept.
Dept. of Surgical Services, Orthopedics,
Mafraq Hospital
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Sherief Elsayed
MB BCh FRCS (Tr & Orth)
Spinal Surgeon and Asst. Prof.
Consultant Spinal Surgeon
Dept. of Orthopedics
Mediclinic Parkview
Dubai, UAE

Roger Haene
Asst. Prof., Consultant – Orthopedic
AlAin, UAE

Haidar K. Hamid
Consultant & Head of Department
Orthopedic Head of Department
Mediclinic Parkview Hospital
Dubai, UAE

Marcus Head
MBBS MRCSEd FRCSEd (Tr & Orth) CCT UK
Consultant Orthopedic Spine Surgeon
Mediclinic Parkview Hospital
Dubai, UAE

Erik Hohmann
MBBS, FRCS, FRCS (Tr&Orth), MD, PhD,
German Board Certified Orthopaedic &
Trauma Surgery, Sports Medicine
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery
Burjeel Hospital for Advanced Surgery
Dubai, UAE

Khaled Hussein
PhD. Consultant Orthopedic & Trauma Surgery
Head of Orthopedic and Trauma Department,
NINI Hospital/ Lebanon
Past Chairman of AO Lebanese Chapter
Consultant Orthopedic Surgery,
Al Biraa Clinic- Dubai
Dubai, UAE

Mohamad L. Jabban
Consultant Orthopaedic surgeon
Upper Limb & Sport Surgery
Shoulder & Upper limb Unit
Burjeel Hospital
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Ahmed Kandil
MD, PhD, Associate Professor
Orthopedic Surgery
Faculty of Medicine, University Of Alexandria
Alexandria, Egypt

Ahmed Kandil
MD, PhD, Associate Professor
Orthopedic Surgery
Faculty of Medicine, University Of Alexandria
Alexandria, Egypt

Gino Kerkhoffs
Prof. Dr.
Chair Dept. of Orthopedic Surgery,
Amsterdam University Medical Centers,
Chair Academic Center for Evidence
based Sports medicine (ACES),
Co- Chair Amsterdam Collaboration for
Health and Safety in Sports (ACHSS)
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Muhammad Khalifa
Orthopedics & Trauma Surgeon
Foot and Ankle specialist
Fakeeh University Hospital
Dubai, UAE

Bernard Lallemand
Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon
Orthopaedic Surgery, Sport &
Exercise Medicine Doctor
at DxBone Excellence Center &
specialises in hand & upper extremity surgery
Dubai, UAE

Philippe Landreau
MD
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Shoulder, Knee & Sports Surgery
ISAKOS Board Director Member
Orthocure Sportsmed Clinic
Dubai, UAE

Bhuvan Machani
MBBS, MRCS, FRCS (Trauma & Orth, UK),
MCH (Trauma & Orth, UK)
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
King’s College Hospital UAE
Dubai, UAE

Rodrigo Maestu
Past-President Argentine Association of
Arthroscopy Vice-President SLARD
Board of Directors member for Vice president SLARD
Boulogne, Argentina

Mojieb Manzary
MD,FRCSC
Consultant Orthopedics & Adult Joint Reconstruction Surgeon
Head Orthopedics Services
Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare Center
Dhahran, KSA

Ali Maqdes
Shoulder Orthopedic Surgeon
Kuwait Oil Company Hospital & Wara hospital
Kuwait

Mohamed Mashhour
MB BCh, MS, MD(Ortho)
Assot. Professor Orthopaedic Surgery
Consultant Orthopedic Oncology
Dubai, UAE

Sebastian Orduna
Specialist Orthopedic Surgeon
Arthroscopic Surgeon & Sports Medicine
Healthpoint Hospital
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dinshaw Pardiwala
Head – Centre for Sports Medicine
Director – Arthroscopy Service
KDAH, Mumbai, India

David Parker
BMedSci, MBBS, FRACS, FAOrthA
Specialist in disorders & surgery of the knee joint
Sydney, Australia

Sebastian Parrette
MD, PhD,
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Knee & Hip Surgery, Prof. of Orthopaedic Surgery
Treasurer of the European Knee Society
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Reconstructive Unit
International Knee & Joint Centre
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Krishna Prasad
MBBS, MS, FRCS, MCh(UK),
FRCS (T & Orth, UK), CCST (UK),
Sports Injury & Fellowship (Oxford)
MEDA, Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon
specialized in foot & ankle surgeries at
Burjeel Dubai
Dubai, UAE

Girgis Latif Saad
Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon
Dubai, UAE

Omar Sabri
MBBCh – MS(Orth), FRCS(T&O)
Consultant Surgeon in Trauma & Orthopaedics
Deputy Head of Department
Dubai, UAE

Usama H. Saleh
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Medcare Orthopaedic & Spine Hospital
Dubai, UAE

Maan Taba
MD, MS, FRCS
Consultant Orthopaedics
Specialist Orthopaedic Surgery training in
Foot and Ankle Surgery
MEDCARE Orthopaedics & Spine Hospital
Dubai, UAE

Samih Tarabichi
Consultant Orthopedics Surgery
Al Zahra Hospital Dubai
Dubai, UAE

Mike Uglow
MBBS (Lond), FRCS(Eng), FRCS (Tr&Orth)
Head of Orthopaedic Department, SKMC
Consultant Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Nagib Atallah Yordi
MD Consultant Orthopedic Surgery,
Head of Orthopedics & Sports Medicine
Healthpoint Hospital
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Learning Objectives
- Obtain critical updates on new technology, products and procedures
- Network with professional colleagues from across the country and around the world
- Evaluate a range of orthopaedic-related products for use in your clinical practice
- Expand your orthopedic knowledge into new specialty areas
- Get grounded in orthopaedic basics if you are new to the field
Congress Target Audience
- Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Trauma Surgeons
- Intensivists
- Emergency Medicine Doctors
- Nurses
- Technicians
- Medical Students
- Sports Medicine Doctors
- Internists
- Orthopaedic residents
- Physiotherapists
- Pain Therapists
Congress Topics
- Evidence-based medicine and research in orthopaedics
- Update in conditions of elbow wrist and hand
- Sport Medicine and Arthoscopy
- Joint Replacement and Recent Advances
- Trauma Care and Management
- Pain Management
- Foot and Ankle Surgery
- Management of Infection in Orthopaedic
Abstract Submission
To submit an abstract, please read all of the instructions below.
You are invited to submit an abstract for the 9th Emirates International Orthopaedic Hybrid Congress taking place on 4 to 6 November, 2021 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Abstract submission deadline: Saturday, 25 September, 2021– 11:59 PM
Notification on Acceptance/Rejection: Between 1 to 5 October 2021 – 11:59 PM
Please note that only electronic submissions are accepted.
Language & Content
All abstracts must be submitted in English using the online submission form on the www.UAEOrtho.com/9thEIOC/ website with a limit of 2,245 characters (approx. 300 words).
General Conditions
1. Abstracts must be submitted maximum by Saturday, 25 September, 2021 – (23:59 GMT).
2 .All accepted abstracts will be presented as posters from 4 to 6 November, 2021.
3 .Participation is accepted in 2 ways: Abstract Presentation as Poster or Oral Presentation.
4. Withdrawal of abstracts can only be accepted if notified in writing. It is possible to withdraw an abstract 14 days after notification on acceptance.
5 .If selected, it is the responsibility of the presenter to bear his travel and accommodation expenses.
Presenting Author and Registration
1. Please verify that your email address (submitter and presenting author) is correct as it will be used for contacting you after the review process.
2. Disclosure: Abstract submitter and presenter are required to disclose any conflict of interest.
3. Ensure that all co-authors approve the abstract submission, publication, and potential presentation.
4. All presenters should be registered to the congress before Thursday 14 October, 2021.
5. Abstract submitters must consent to the Policies of Abstract Submission.
6. The committee reserves the right to exclude any abstract from the scientific program that is not followed by a participant registration at the latest 14 days after notification on acceptance.
Contents of your Abstract
1. Original works and Case Reports about Sport Medicine and Arthoscopy, Joint Replacement and Recent Advances, Trauma Care and Management, Pain Management, Foot and Ankle Surgery, Foot Care, Podiatry and Orthosis, Thrombosis in Orthopaedic, Management of Infection in Orthopaedic will be accepted.
2. The abstract text body is limited to 2,245 characters (Approx. 300 words) including spaces. (Please do not include the title and the author’s information in the text body (names and affiliations), this information will be required in the web form)
3. The title should be as brief as possible but long enough to clearly indicate the nature of the study. Write the abstract title in CAPITAL LETTERS. No full stop at the end.
4. There are no limitations on the number of abstracts that an individual can submit. However, one individual can only present a maximum of 2 abstract (independent of the format) during the entire congress. If you have more than 2 abstracts accepted, you will be obliged to identify alternate presenters for any abstract above the first two.
5. The abstract must include the following:
- Aim: Clearly state the purpose of the abstract.
- Methods: Describe your selection of observations or experimental subjects clearly.
- Results: Present, your results in a logical sequence in text, table and illustrations.
- Conclusions: Emphasize new and important aspects of the study (perhaps as a discussion section) and the conclusions that are drawn from them.
6. All abbreviations must be defined in first use.
7. No identifying features such as names of authors, hospitals, medical schools, clinics or cities may be listed in the title or abstract text, as a “blind” review process will be used. You will be asked to enter the name(s) of the author(s) and their institution(s), when you submit your abstract online
8. Statements such as “results will be discussed” or “data will be presented” cannot be accepted.
9. Use of brand names for all references to products or companies, generic names must be used. The brand name can be inserted as a reference at the bottom of the abstract page. Papers containing brand names/company names in the abstract text (i.e. not in a reference at the bottom of the page) may be rejected for this reason only. Congress scientific committee reserves the right to replace any brand name with a generic name without further notice.
10. Images that are uploaded to follow the abstract are not guaranteed inclusion in the congress materials.
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